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WorksheetsIGH Reading Quiz 2
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
What factor DID NOT enable the growth of European colonialism?
Aggressive political action
State decentralization
The development of new seafaring and weapon technologies
The threat of the growing Ottoman empire
The desire to spread the Catholic religion
What was the name of the treaty that divided newfound lands between the Spanish and the Portuguese?
(a)
What was the primary motivation of Spanish explorers?
The desire to convert Indigenous populations to Christianity
The desire to acquire wealth and territories
The desire to exterminate Indigenous populations
The desire to expand their trade empire
True or False: The Mexicas, later known as the Aztecs, ruled over a larger population than that of Spain from their capital city, Tenochtitlan, which was larger than any European city at the time.
True
False
Which factor was most influential in allowing Europeans early attempts to colonize the Americas?
Disease and drastic depopulation of the Americas
Superior military technology
Taking advantages of Indigenous rivalries
Enslavement of Indigenous populations
Which disease is thought to be primarily responsible for the large population drop in the Americas?
(a)
What was the name of the land grants issued by the Spanish government to control the territory and exploit the labour of the Indigenous peoples?
(a)
In what ways did Indigenous people in the Americas react to European colonialism (4 answers)?
They resisted by revolting and fighting back
They paid taxes or gave free labour to the Europeans in exchange for better services
They hid in remote areas or fled further west
They embraced European ways, adopted their goods and practices and converted to Christianity
They intermarried with Europeans
Which countries attempted to follow the Spanish model and establish colonies or trading centres in the Americas (4 answers)?
France
The Netherlands
England
Sweden
Germany
What is the exchange of living things between the western and eastern hemispheres of the globe that started in 1492 called?
(a)
Which crops did Europeans bring back from the Americas (more than one answer)?
What did Europeans import to the Americas (more than one answer)?
Why was it not China that undertook the voyages of exploration and the colonization of the Americas (2 answers)?
It did not have the necessary technology
It lacked the centralization and bureaucracy necessary to organize such voyages
It chose to secure its land frontiers instead of expanding overseas
It did not need to look for primary materials and luxury goods elsewhere
Which area sustained the most widespread staple specialization?
Egypt
China
Iran
India
Which of the following is considered the most significant human necessity traded over long distances?
Corn
Water
Salt
Rice
Which of the following products contributed most heavily to globalizing trade in the early modern era?
Silver
Silk
Gold
Pottery
Which continent dominated trade until about 1800?
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
What is the best definition of the policy of mercantilism?
Production and exchange in the hands of the community, not elites
Laissez-faire capitalist trade law
Balance of trade by maximizing exports and minimizing imports
Balance of trade by minimizing exports and maximizing imports
Which country profited heavily from monarchical control of commercial transactions to the point that foreign trade made up 90% of its trade, enabling it to build up a powerful empire?
Portugal
Spain
Britain
France
